fixed date; settlement date
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
messenger; envoy; emissary
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
estimate (of costs); budget
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
permanent; perpetual; lasting
armory; armoury; ordnance department
food storage; provision store; pantry
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
chief; main; principal; major
eighth day of the month; eight days
state; condition; circumstances; sight; spectacle
compilation (esp. dictionary, history, law code); editing
article; news story; report; account
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
to make a list; to enumerate
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)